Scientists edit human embryos to safely remove disease for the first time – here’s how they did it
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Should we edit the genomes of human embryos? A geneticist and social scientist discuss
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Just because you’re thin, doesn’t mean you’re healthy
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Why do some people hurt more than others?
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Health Check: what happens when you hold in a fart?
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What causes multiple sclerosis? What we know, don’t know and suspect
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Liver transplant from HIV+ living donor to negative recipient: key ethical issues
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I’ve always wondered: why many people in Asian countries wear masks, and whether they work
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Cracking the sugar code: Why the ‘glycome’ is the next big thing in health and medicine
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How an app is helping to collect genetic data in Ethiopia and Ghana
Genetic data holds a wealth of health information. CI Photos/Shutterstock Shane C Quinonez, University of Michigan Genetic technologies are poised